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Nanci Griffith

1953 - 2021

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Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits, starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1994, Griffith won a Grammy Award for the album Other Voices, Other Rooms. Griffith's career spanned a variety of musical genres, predominantly country, folk, and what she termed "folkabilly." She won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1994 for her 1993 recording, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nanci Griffith is the 3,185th most popular singer (down from 2,808th in 2019), the 16,198th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,681st in 2019) and the 879th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Nanci Griffith ranks 3,185 out of 4,381. Before her are Christophe Maé, Sanja Vučić, Chaeyeon, Shirley Clamp, Tijana Bogićević, and Mustafa Ceceli. After her are Didrik Solli-Tangen, Diam's, Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Yungblud, Maria McKee, and Kool G Rap.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Nanci Griffith ranks 695. Before her are Dwight Stones, Kevin Beattie, Linda A. Morabito, Hina Jilani, Kath Soucie, and Victoria Wood. After her are Sylvia Steiner, Ricardo Sanchez, Victor Davis Hanson, Geoff Hoon, Darrell Issa, and Salman Khurshid. Among people deceased in 2021, Nanci Griffith ranks 723. Before her are Alcee Hastings, Chris Anker Sørensen, Patrick John, Angela Bailey, Medina Dixon, and Mehrdad Minavand. After her are Edwin Edwards, Markis Kido, Todd Akin, Diána Igaly, Abdalelah Haroun, and Ted Nash.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nanci Griffith ranks 16,205 out of 20,380. Before her are Stephanie Niznik (1967), Ryan Merriman (1983), Devin Hester (1982), Richard A. Searfoss (1956), Mathew St. Patrick (1968), and Mary Scheer (1963). After her are Kenny Smith (1965), Nick Van Exel (1971), Ehren Kruger (1972), Scott Haze (1983), Jay Karnes (1963), and Adam DeVine (1983).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nanci Griffith ranks 879. Before her are Luther Ingram (1937), Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958), Børns (1992), Rich the Kid (1992), Nipsey Hussle (1985), and Cappadonna (1969). After her are Maria McKee (1964), Kool G Rap (1968), Lloyd Banks (1982), Marc Cohn (1959), Yuna Ito (1983), and Joel Madden (1979).

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